Analyzes the suitability of microforms for the reproduction of visual material, and suggests that microformat is a more economical and convenient means of making these materials accessible to the scholar. (Author/CMV)

Describes key developments in the bibliographic control of microform sets, including the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Microform Project Survey and contributions by bibliographic utilities. The need for libraries, micropublishers, and bibliographic utilities to cooperate in the formation of cataloging standards and practices is…

Reviews the factors influencing the political and information climate related to privatization during the Reagan administration, and describes some of the resulting microform products and services that provide federal information. The effects of privatization and related information policies on the availability of federal information are evaluated…

This survey of 39 Illinois libraries addresses six issues: extent of interlibrary loan activities involving microforms; usefulness of bibliographic controls in locating microforms for remote access; policies; effect of microform use on other library operations; librarian evaluations; and cost comparison of three forms of interlibrary services.…

Argues that the quality of information provided to scholars by microform sets of manuscript collections, as compared to original manuscripts and critical editions, does not justify the expansion of research libraries' collection boundaries and fiscal responsibilities to include such materials. (CLB)

Reviews recent trends in scholarly micropublishing and preservation microfilming and discusses prospects for the rest of the twentieth century. Areas discussed include the impact of economics and government policies, recent changes in the scholarly micropublishing industry, recent developments in bibliographic control, the national preservation…